Who was mary seacole?

Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c

Women served in all three services from WWI onwards. They also served in support roles, such as the Women’s Land Army (in both wars), the Fire Services, Motor Drivers, Voluntary Aid Detachments and so

YOU might have to do things differently, but anything is possible,” Penny Melville-Brown declares. Visually impaired since 1995, and now completely blind, Penny’s disability hasn’t stopped her from pu

Beryl Nevell thought her service during the Second World War had been a case of ‘doing her duty’. Then someone special stepped in and showed her what she was truly owed…

The story that’s consumed my life for much of the past few years has it all: family dysfunction, political intrigue, royalty, the rewriting of our national history. A secret hidden for generations. Th

ADMISSIONS SHADOW WORK Loneliness and the literary ...